The Trenton Computer Festival is now history,
probably the biggest and best within the many ACG-
NJ years of existance. Our present archival
library of public domain software has now expanded
to now 25 volumes ( 8 inch single density 3740
compatable diskettes ) with the merger of the Z-
Users Group or Sacramento, CA ( not the San Diego
Pascal Users Group as mentioned in the May, 1981
column of ACG-NJ News ). Charlie Foster had agreed
in March to merge his own Public Domain Library
(originally intended for Pascal/Z but later
expanded scopewise to all CP/M or Pascal/Z
utilities/programs) volumes 1 thru 7.
Charlie has also agreed to be a part-time
editor to ACG-NJ newsletter for Pascal and an
editor to SIG/M. Due to this merger we have now
adopted the policy of having Regional SIG/M coord-
inators to handle local internal news to
coordinators. They are :
National Headquaters - SIG/M Users Group
ACG-NJ
Iselin, N.J.
Western Region - Charlie Foster
Sacramento, CA
South Central Region - Al Whitney
Houston, TX
New England Region - N/A
North Central Region - N/A
Southern Region - N/A
International - N/A
N/A --> Not available at this time.
It is hoped from the Regions the local
coordinators can unite into a international
network of Computer Hobbyists.
CON:
Many appologies to the San Diego Pascal Users
Group in our May column ( right byte wrong
location in the data space ).
New Releases are volumes 12 thru 25 where volumes
19 thru 25 are the Z Users Group libraries.
Not all of the Z users group donations are Pascal
Z oriented as one might think....
LST:
Volume 1 350 point 8080 code Adventure
2 Fortran source of Volume 1
3 550 point Z80 code Adventure
4 CP/M Utilities
5 Processor/Memory/ICOM diagnostics
6 6502 Simulator for a Z80
7 Bulletin Board Utilities
8 Pascal & Communications Routines
9 CP/M Utilities( has CRCK Pgm )
10 Games, Dissassemblers, CDOS
Simulator for CP/M
11 Auto CPU adjusting 550 pt. version
of Adventure -superceded vol 3
12 Cross Reference Index for
CPMUG Volumes 1 thru 47 and
SIG/M 1 thru 11
13 HELP and FIG-FORTH, CP/M utilities
14 HELP system for common software
15 1st Documentation Catalog of NYACC
for -catalog CPMUG SIG/M
and abstract 1 thru 42 1 thru 3
16 Other CP/M utilities
17 Other CP/M utilities
Micronet Executive, CP/M 2.2 bios
18 Other CP/M utilities
copyright program, ICOM utilities
19 Z users group vol 1
CP/M utilities, Simplex Method
expanded DUMP
20 Z users group vol 2
Monitor pgm, teletek subsystem
21 Z users group vol 3
Text Processing, WUMPUS,
disk utilities
22 Z users group vol 4
Math utilities (.PAS)
Recipe System
23 Z users group vol 5
UCDS utilities, RTC routines
HANOI game
24 Z users group vol 6
Games, Calendar-1981
25 Z users group vol 7
Database (.PAS), Multi-trak BIOS
PRN:
Trenton Festival Time was unbelievable. Out of
about 650 pre-copied diskettes about 450 were sold
to all present (and overflowing into the
hallways). We even had a group come from as far as
Indiana.
We are sorry we did not have any copying
facilities for fellow members, but please remember
you can copy at only Users Group Meetings for $1
donation for copying. All diskettes and services
of SIG/M are STRICTLY VOLUNTEER and not paid by
the ACG-NJ or NYACC computer clubs. So.. if you
order from SIG/M be patient (4 to 6 weeks).
Bits + Bytes:
All SIG/M libraries on: are up to volume:
8 Inch 25
Northstar DD 25
Micropolis ModII 25
* Apple CPMUG n/a yet
* TRS-80 Mod 1/3 n/a yet
Mod 2 25 CP/M
* H-89 n/a yet
* Superbrain n/a yet
* means its in the process of creation
**** all non continental handling/postage have
gone up eg Hawaii add $8.00 additional
We've received 2 new CPMUG volumes from CACHE:
#50 - A homebrew Pascal compiler (w/source!)
#51 - "Stage 2" macro preprocessor
If you wish to be a Volunteer copier for SIG/M
Please contact Howard Fingerhut (201)572-5664 or
see us at our SIG/M user group meetings (held the
first Friday of each month).
Policy/organization meetings will also be held at
users group meetings.
CPMUG is available up thru volume 51 at 1st Fri
of every month BUT only on 8 inch SD.
NYACC group has just printed their second release
of their PUBLIC DOMAIN catalog of CPMUG (1 thru
49) and SIG/M (1 thru 18) archival libraries.
It contains the -Catalog.NNN
and Abstract.NNN of all volumes
The intended cost is $8 to 10.... well worth it
It's available at NYACC meetings and ACG-NJ
meetings while the supply lasts.
Editorial:
Trenton was a good meeting place but let's not
forget that we are a NON-PROFIT computer club and
SIG/M is part of it. If you wanted the library
that much that you could have ....
stormed the place.... then order thru channels. It
was meant only as a service to make the disks
available for the Computer Faire. We could not run
the Users Group as a "users group to share
experiences". Hopefully we will get larger
quarters for the next meeting but let's be more
civilized.
Send all inquires to:
SIG/M
P.O.Box 97
Iselin, N.J. 08830
or leave msgs at:
a cooperating CBBS or (201) 272-1874
or (215) 398-3937
in PUBLIC DOMAIN
We hope to now release our preliminary list
of cooperating club coordinators.....
